The status of taxonomy in Canada and the impact of DNA barcodingThe present review is one of a series of occasional review articles that have been invited by the Editors and will feature the broad range of disciplines and expertise represented in our Editorial Advisory Board.

2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
pp. 1097-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Packer ◽  
J. C. Grixti ◽  
R. E. Roughley ◽  
R. Hanner
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Dramatic Decline ◽  
The Status ◽  
Taxonomic Research ◽  
Grant Size ◽  
The Impact

To assess the recent history of taxonomy in Canada and the impact of DNA barcoding upon the field, we performed a survey of various indicators of taxonomic research over the past 30 years and also assessed the current direct impact of funds made available for taxonomy through the DNA barcoding NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) network grant. Based on results from surveys of three Canadian journals, we find that between 1980 and 2000 there was a 74% decline in the number of new species described and a 70% reduction in the number of revisionary studies published by researchers based in Canada, but there was no similar decline for non-Canadian-authored research in the same journals. Between 1991 and 2007 there was a 55% decline in the total amount of inflation-corrected funds spent upon taxonomic research by NSERC’s GSC18 (Grant Selection Committee 18); this was a result of both a decrease in the number of funded taxonomists and a decrease in mean grant size. Similarly, by 2000, the number of entomologists employed at the Canadian National Collection (CNC) had decreased to almost half their 1980 complement. There was also a significant reduction in the number of active arthropod taxonomists in universities across the country between 1989 and 1996. If these declines had continued unabated, it seems possible that taxonomy would have ceased to exist in Canada by the year 2020. While slight increases in personnel have occurred recently at the CNC, the decline in financial assistance for taxonomists has been largely reversed through funds associated with DNA barcoding. These moneys have increased the financial resources available for taxonomy overall to somewhere close to NSERC’s 1980 expenditures and have also substantially increased the number of HQP (highly qualified personnel) currently being trained in taxonomy. We conclude that the criticism “DNA barcoding has taken funds away from traditional approaches to taxonomy” is false and that, in Canada at least, the advent of DNA barcoding has reversed the dramatic decline in taxonomy. We provide recommendations on how to foster the future health of taxonomy in Canada.

scholarly journals Features of postgraduate pedagogical education in Bukovina (physical education) of the first half of the twentieth century

2019 ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
O. Tsibanyuk ◽  
Yu. Kurnyshev
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
The Status ◽  
Literature History ◽  
General Physical

Features of postgraduate pedagogical education of Bukovina in the field of physical education of the first half of the twentieth century. The need for highly qualified personnel both for the education system and for public organizations of the physical and sports orientation operating on the territory of the region became formed. In addition, a powerful system of legislative regulation for the training of specialists in the field of physical culture and sports, including gymnastics teachers, was created. Community societies that have worked productively in the region also needed professional staff. It was their lack that forced public activists to organize various forms of training of gymnastics teachers, general physical training instructors, fire-sich. In the capital of the region systematically held "gymnastics-fire" courses, in the popularization of which actively participated Bukovina press. But unification of all forms of professional development into a single state system, registration of the institution concerned and systematic activity became possible only in the 1940s. The author distinguishes forms of advanced training of the studied period: studying of advanced pedagogical experience, attending lessons, methodical recommendations, competitions, sports competitions. In the early 50's of the twentieth century. considerable attention was paid to physical education and military training: systematic Olympiads, competitions and expeditions, various sports competitions, military sports games, etc. were systematically conducted. In order to study the status of teaching subjects, Methodists of the Institute, along with lessons in Ukrainian language and literature, history, mathematics and geography, chemistry and biology, attended lessons and extracurricular activities in military training in 4 schools, physical education ‒ in 4 institutions, music ‒ in 4 institutions, music educational institutions.

scholarly journals The impact of labour quality on the country 's economic development in Singapore (Using Bloomberg L.P. information system data)

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-192
Author(s):  
Sergey Brovchak ◽  
Elena Dryukova
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
System Data ◽  
Innovation Economy ◽  
State Programs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Russian Education

Russian education and state programs do not fully take into account the current and promising requirements of the modern labor market, taking into account its transformation in the conditions of increasing digitalization of processes. Setting priorities for education and public administration in the field of training and evaluation of highly qualified personnel for innovation economy based on the best world practices is an important task solved in this article.

scholarly journals Staffing of the Educational System of Students with Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-52
Author(s):  
T.A. Soloveva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Vision Impairment ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Current State ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
The Impact

The article discusses the issues of the availability of professional psychological and pedagogical support from specialists in the defectological profile, possible approaches to solving the problems of a shortage of qualified personnel that meet modern requirements for the professional competencies of a teacherdefectologist. The statistical data reflecting the availability of qualified assistance from specialists to children with hearing impairment, vision impairment, intellectual impairment are presented. An attempt to analyze the impact of changes in the system of training highly qualified personnel on the current state of higher education of teachers-speech therapists and teachers-defectologists is presented.

Inside regulatory bureaucracy: When Europe hits home in pharmaceuticals and chemicals

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ruffing
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Internal Operations ◽  
The Impact

Research on the impact of European integration focuses on the external relations of national agencies. This has neglected the impact that Europeanization has on the internal operations of agencies and the way in which coordination is practiced. This article researches the impact of European integration on national agencies with regard to three dimensions: their recruitment schemes, their internal organization, and their external coordination arrangements. The paper presents a 20-year historical review of highly Europeanised agencies – the German pharmaceutical and chemical regulators. This allows us to explore whether different roles in the policy process mediate the effects of Europeanisation. As a result, the article shows that Europeanisation has impacted comprehensively on the recruitment schemes, organizational structure, and coordination arrangements of the two agencies. Both agencies have gained highly qualified personnel for their tasks related to European decision-making and have reorganized their structure to adapt to the requirements of this decision-making.

scholarly journals The Impact of Labour Flexibility and HRM on Innovation

2011 ◽  
pp. 1603-1614
Author(s):  
Haibo Zhou ◽  
Ronald Dekker ◽  
Alfred Kleinknecht
Keyword(s):  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Job Rotation ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Product Sales ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovative Output

We investigate the impact of labour relations (including use of flexible labour and certain HRM practices) on a firm’s innovative output. Using firm-level data for the Netherlands, we find that active HRM practices such as job rotation, performance pay, high qualification levels of personnel, as well as making use of employees with long-term temporary contracts contribute positively to innovative output, the latter being measured by the log of new product sales per employee. Furthermore, firms that retain high levels of highly qualified personnel are more likely to introduce products that are new to the market (other than only’new to the firm’). Our findings contribute to the growing literature on determinants of innovative performance.

scholarly journals Features of student and specialist migration to France

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-74
Author(s):  
Ya.R. Streltsova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
French Society ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
The Status ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Student Exchanges ◽  
The Impact

Examined is the modern migration policy of France with regard to the immigration of students, professional and scientific personnel, as well as immigration by the status of “talents”. A brief description of the current state of these migration flows is given. The measures taken by the current government to change the French immigration policy, to make it more effective, are analyzed. The features of student mobility and the problems of studying in universities in France, including coronavirus pandemic period, are considered. In particular, such aspects as the impact of the pandemic on the transition to new forms of education (distance learning), changes in the content of education, the prospects for student exchanges are analyzed. Statistical data on changes in main migration flows during the coronavirus pandemic in France is given. It is concluded, that pandemic has significantly limited population migration, including student exchanges, immigration of qualified personnel to France, transferred training, cooperation and contacts to a remote format, indicating the victory of the digital economy and new technologies. Despite this, the idea of attracting young, talented and successful people to the country, their integration into French society remains an absolute priority of the French immigration policy and is seen as an opportunity to mobilize the creative and professional potential of the state.

scholarly journals The Impact of Labour Flexibility and HRM on Innovation

2010 ◽  
pp. 150-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Zhou ◽  
Ronald Dekker ◽  
Alfred Kleinknecht
Keyword(s):  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Job Rotation ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Product Sales ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovative Output

We investigate the impact of labour relations (including use of flexible labour and certain HRM practices) on a firm’s innovative output. Using firm-level data for the Netherlands, we find that active HRM practices such as job rotation, performance pay, high qualification levels of personnel, as well as making use of employees with long-term temporary contracts contribute positively to innovative output, the latter being measured by the log of new product sales per employee. Furthermore, firms that retain high levels of highly qualified personnel are more likely to introduce products that are new to the market (other than only’new to the firm’). Our findings contribute to the growing literature on determinants of innovative performance.

A Review of The Distribution, Status and Conservation of Rock-wallabies in Western Australia.

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
D.J. Pearson ◽  
J.E. Kinnear
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
National Park ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Chromosomal Races ◽  
South West ◽  
Diverse Species ◽  
Field Identification ◽  
The Status ◽  
Taxonomic Research ◽  
The Impact

Western Australia has five species of rock-wallabies. Petrogale brachyotis, Petrogale burbidgei and Petrogale concinna occur in wet-dry tropical habitats in the Kimberley region. Petrogale rothschildi is a Pilbara region endemic, while Petrogale lateralis has the largest distribution, extending from the south-west Kimberley to islands off the southern coastline. There have been few collections of the three species restricted to the Kimberley. Their small size, secretive disposition and variable pelage have hampered field identification, and thus, understanding of their distribution and status. The populations of all three are currently believed to be stable and their status is considered secure. Petrogale rothschildi is known from the Hamersley and Chichester Ranges, the east Pilbara, the Burrup Peninsula and four islands in the Dampier Archipelago. It is abundant on three of these islands but has declined on Dolphin island. The status of the mainland populations is uncertain. Petrogale lateralis is a diverse species, with two subspecies and two chromosomal races occurring in WA. Petrogale lateralis hacketti is restricted to three islands in the Archipelago of the Recherche. Petrogale lateralis lateralis has declined throughout its mainland range, with extant populations known from six localities in the Wheatbelt; Cape Range; the Calvert Range; and Barrow and Salisbury Islands. It may still be extant in Kalbarri National Park. Petrogale lateralis West Kimberley race has a restricted distribution but appears secure, while P. lateralis MacDonnell Ranges race has declined markedly in recent years. Fox predation has been implicated in the decline of some populations of P. lateralis and P. rothschildi. The impact of factors such as competition from introduced grazers (stock, rabbits, goats), fire and habitat clearing have not been examined. Increased control of exotic predators, taxonomic research to clarify the identity of unsampled populations and field surveys are needed to improve the conservation outlook for WA rock-wallabies.

Strategic Role of Zakat in Multidimensional Quality of Life in Sijunjung, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72
Author(s):  
Herlin Hamimi ◽  
Abdul Ghafar Ismail ◽  
Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Being There ◽  
The Impact

Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam which has a function of faith, social and economic functions. Muslims who can pay zakat are required to give at least 2.5 per cent of their wealth. The problem of poverty prevalent in disadvantaged regions because of the difficulty of access to information and communication led to a gap that is so high in wealth and resources. The instrument of zakat provides a paradigm in the achievement of equitable wealth distribution and healthy circulation. Zakat potentially offers a better life and improves the quality of human being. There is a human quality improvement not only in economic terms but also in spiritual terms such as improving religiousity. This study aims to examine the role of zakat to alleviate humanitarian issues in disadvantaged regions such as Sijunjung, one of zakat beneficiaries and impoverished areas in Indonesia. The researcher attempted a Cibest method to capture the impact of zakat beneficiaries before and after becoming a member of Zakat Community Development (ZCD) Program in material and spiritual value. The overall analysis shows that zakat has a positive impact on disadvantaged regions development and enhance the quality of life of the community. There is an improvement in the average of mustahik household incomes after becoming a member of ZCD Program. Cibest model demonstrates that material, spiritual, and absolute poverty index decreased by 10, 5, and 6 per cent. Meanwhile, the welfare index is increased by 21 per cent. These findings have significant implications for developing the quality of life in disadvantaged regions in Sijunjung. Therefore, zakat is one of the instruments to change the status of disadvantaged areas to be equivalent to other areas.

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